Right Joy-Con Joystick Replacement

Step 1 Right Joystick


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• Remove the four tri-point Y00 screws from the back panel of the Joy-Con.
• These screws are each 6.2 mm long, but it's still a good idea to keep them organized and make sure they go back in their proper holes!
Step 2




• Insert an opening pick under the lower side of the back panel (opposite the R and ZR buttons).
• Slide the flat edge of an opening pick up the side of the Joy-Con.
• Be careful not to slide the opening pick too far inside the Joy-Con. This may damage the inner components. The back panel has shallow interference-fit tabs on the side opposite the charging rail. These loosen fairly easily, so not much pressure is needed.
Step 3
• Open the the Joy-Con like a book, with the charging rail facing away from you.
• Don’t try to fully remove the back panel yet. There are still two cables connecting the charging rail to the motherboard.
Step 4
• Use a spudger to gently pry the battery connector from its socket on the motherboard. This will keep the Joy-Con from powering on during the repair.
• Be extremely careful while you pry up the battery connector. If it does not come up easily, try gently pulling on the wires to disconnect it.
Step 5
• The following two steps show the removal of the battery and the coaxial antenna cable from the midframe. These two steps make for a less cluttered repair, but are not essential. If you want, you can leave the battery and the grey coax cable in place here and proceed to step 7.
• Insert an opening pick between the battery and the Joy-Con housing. Gently pry out the battery, which is lightly taped in place.
• Be careful not to deform or puncture the battery—it can catch fire or explode if damaged.
Step 6
• Before you perform this step, take note of how the antenna cable and its PCB are seated for proper reassembly later.
• Carefully de-thread the upper half of the grey antenna cable out of the battery cavity.
Step 7
• Pry up with the pointy end of a spudger to disconnect the antenna cable's coaxial connector from the motherboard.
• Remove the grey antenna cable.
• During reassembly, reconnect the antenna cable, then make sure it is routed through the battery cavity in the midframe as it was before you took it out.
Step 8
• Remove the three 3.5 mm Phillips #00 screws on midframe.
• Do not attempt to remove the midframe yet. There is a fragile cable that still connects the ZR button on the midframe to the motherboard underneath.
Step 9
• Carefully flip the midframe over and away from the motherboard.
• Do your best not to stress the short ribbon cable attached to the ZR button during this step.
Step 10
• The ZR button cable is locked in place by a small ZIF connector on the motherboard. Use tweezers or a spudger to flip up the ZIF connector lock.
• Use tweezers to gently pull the ZR button flex cable out of the ZIF connector socket. The midframe is now disconnected and can be removed.
Step 11
• The joystick cable is also locked into place by a ZIF connector. Use tweezers or a spudger to flip the ZIF lock upward and carefully disconnect the cable.
Step 12
• Remove the two 3.5 mm Phillips #00 screws from the joystick.
Step 13
• Carefully remove the joystick from its housing.
• There is a thin black gasket around the hole where the joystick pokes through the Joy-Con. Do your best not to disturb this gasket as you remove the joystick!
• Once the Joy-Con is fully reassembled, connect it to your Nintendo Switch and calibrate the new joystick.

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